ETC's Ion Gets an Upgrade: Introducing Ion Xe Consoles For nearly a decade, ETC's Ion consoles have brought powerful control to theatres, concert venues, studios, and events around the world. Now, with the release of two Ion Xe consoles and two new fader wings, the small but mighty workhorse of the Eos family gets an upgrade. With compact footprints and full-featured Eos software, Ion Xe consoles bring high-level, award-winning programming power to smaller venues. Since the new consoles features the same backlit keyboard layout as their larger Eos family siblings, the user's workflow can transfer seamlessly from desk to desk. Ion Xe desks support up to two multi-touch monitors, so the user can take full hands-on advantage of color tools, magic sheets, direct selects, and more. Ion Xe consoles feature full main playback controls, fader controls, level and rate wheels, four rotary parameter encoders, and support for up to five USB-connectable wings and devices. Ion Xe consoles are available in two output counts: 2K (base) and 12K (expanded), providing control for a wide variety of rigs. For extra security and flexibility, ETC has also released a new Ion Xe RPU (Remote Processing Unit), which can serve as a backup, remote programming station, or primary controller for the user's system. "The Ion brand is much loved for its compact footprint and powerful feature set at a very attractive price," explains Eos family product manager Anne Valentino. "We wanted to ensure its replacement maintained those attributes, while providing a more consistent hardware design with the larger products in the family. Ion Xe is a powerful addition to a product line-up that covers a broad cross-section of the market." The new Eos Fader Wing accessories provide 20 or 40 non-motorized faders in handy, USB-connectable modules that match -- and are compatible with -- all the latest Eos family hardware. The wings share the profile of the Ion Xe and Eos motorized fader wings, and they can be used with all Eos family products (with the exception of Element). Fader wings make it easy to customize an Ion Xe to the specific needs of any show; the user can connect up to three motorized or non-motorized fader wings to any Ion Xe desk. Want manual playbacks as a permanent feature of a work surface? The Ion Xe 20 model streamlines the user's control booth setup with a built-in bank of 20 page-able, non-motorized faders. For more information, visit http://plasa.me/1avh8. 
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